Railroad crossing



V. ANGERER. RAILROAD CROSSING. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 24. I922 Cir Patented Sept. lit, 191.2.

VICTOR ANG-LERER, 02E RIDLEY FARTI, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, T0 WILLIAM WHAB'TGN, JR., @a C'MPANY, NCORFORATED, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, A

COREORATIGN 0F PENNSYLVANA.

Application filed January 24,' 1922. Serial No. 531,408.

To all whom 'it may Concern.'

Be it known that 1, Vieron iliNennnii, a citizen et' the United States, 'residing at Ridley Park, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have inif'cnted cer-4` tain new and useful improvements in Railroad Crossings, of which the following is a specilication. Y

rllhis invention relates more jiarticularly to crossings for heavy duty service.

Objects of the invention are to provide crossing castings of greater height than. the adjoining rails so as to increase the strength of the crossing and render the saine less liable to bend under heavy trailic; to provide interlocking diagonal joints; to provide against Wedging action due to creeping; and to provide for properly insulating the crossing in accordance with railroad specilications.

Such. and other objects, as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope olf the invention will more readily be understood from the following description, talrcn in connection with the accon'ipanying drawings, 'forming a part hereof, Whereinfy Figure 1 is a plan view oi. a crossing embodying my invention. l

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken plan, showin the diagonal joint.

Fig 4 is a section on line 4 4 o'l Fig, 3.

Fig. 5. is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a pla-n vieiv of a modified `form of joint; and

Fig. 7. is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

The crossing illustrated is a double track construction, each trackvvay being constituted of :tour castings 1, Which include the usual bearing faces 2, and rlangeivays 3. An important feature of the invention is the construction of these castings or greater height than the adjoining rails 4, in order to provide greater strength and resistance to bending under heavy trallic. 1n order to secure a proper bearii'ig on the ties, notkn'ithstanding this variation in height, the guard extensions 5, ordinarily in one piece ivith the crossing to provide for the rail coniiec'tioii therewith, are separate castings with integral plate extensions .6, adapted and arranged to underlie the rails 4.

The flangeway fillers 7 between the guard rail extensions and running rails are separate elements, and bolts S passing through the guard rail extensions, ilangeivay fillers, and ruiming rails secure all the parts tightly together and thereby strengthen the joints between the running rails and crossing castings. The plate extensions v.6, be-` sideJ affording a. Hush bearing, also add materially to the strength of' 'the connection.

'.lhe abutting ends 'ofthe crossing members have diagonal faces 9 With 'tongue and Igroove formations 10 which provide an ef* fective interlock.

The abutting faces 9 are provided with means tending to prevent creeping. For illustrative purposes such yis shown in the form of a projection 11 on one face, and a eoniplemeiital recess 12 in the opposite face. which operate to prevent a Wedging action on the joint incident to any creeping movenient or the track. Appropriate insulation is indicated at 13.

1n Figs. 6 and 7, a modification is shown, wherein one of the interlocking elements 14 ot the diagonal joint is provided with a boss or trunnion 15, which is afforded a bearing in a corresponding opening- 16 in the opposite element 17. The provision of the trunnion mounting is to prevent Wedging action due to creeping, as will be under stood, but it also simplifies the insulating of the joint. For example, 1 may employ an insulating member 18 consisting of fiber board pressed to shape and having a tubular extension 19 to accommodate the trunnion. 20 represents insulation exteriorly of the crossing elements.

Paving described I claim;-

1. A, railroad mated crossing comprising crossing members of greater height than the adjoining rails, and guard extensions to Which the running rails are secured, said guard extensions having integral portions which underlie the ruiming rails.

2. A railroad crossing` comprising crossing members of greater height than the adjoining rails, and separate guard extensions having plate portions adapted to underlie the ruiming rails, flangeivay fillers between said extensions and rails, and means for securing said parts together.

3. A. railroad crossing comprising crossing members with diagonally disposed abutting faces beyond the points of intersection,

my invention,

tegral l'oot extensions which underlie and raise the running rails.

7. A railroad crossing comprising erossing` members having diagonal joints with trunnion mountings.

S. A railroad crossing comprising eros"- ing members whereof the joints are served with trunnion mountings for the purpose and with the result of eliminating wedging action due to creeping.

9. A railroad crossing comprising crossing members having diagonal joints with trunnion mountings, and insulating material shaped to lit the parts, including the trunnions.

l0. A railroad crossing Comprising groups of mated crossing rastings, v[our castings to the group, said castings being ot greater height than the adjoining rails, and haif'ing tongue and groove conneetions, and separate guards having integral hase exten sions which underlie and raise the running rails.

ln testimony whercolE l aflix n1 y signature.

VICTOR ANGERER. 

